فصلنامه امنیت پژوهی
پیاپی 51 (پاییز 1394)

In a narrow approach to security, capacity and military power ,to some extent , was the only source for providing security. Although some approaches and security schools of thought, try to diminish the effects of military dimension of security, due to the complex nature of the current atmosphere , but this component still plays an important role in the field of security, because military threat could threaten a state in all areas and consequently put pressure on material bases of the government and bring a lot of damages . Therefore military security still retains its importance. The aim of this study was to determine the effective factors influencing the maintenance of security according to Velayat-e Faqih discourse, Constitution and General Policies of Islamic republic of Iran. The study uses the case study, discourse analysis, interpretation analysis and grounded theory, to extract the factors in the military security domain, and design a proper model according to grounded theory. Among the factors contributing to the military security are; military command of velayat-e Faqih over armed forces and security systems, having military power, spiritual power and the culture of Jihad, powerful armed forces, cohesion, cooperation and unity of the armed forces, deterrent equipment and weapons, public mobilization and participation in defense, immersive preparedness, self-sufficiency and self-esteem, planning and organizing strength, proper land use ,planning and enjoying strategic location and depth.

"Security of speech "is one of the blessings that God has bestowed on all mankind, and necessitates this right to each individual provided that this release would not violate the rights of others and not conflict with Islamic ideas. However, throughout history, some people have always exercised this right against other communities and consequently caused some sorts of uncertainties and doubts among human beings. In many verses, the Holy Quran refers to speech conspiracies used by different tribes against prophets, and also mentions the strategies the prophets employed to confront with them. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the speech conspiracies used by various ethnic groups against their profits in the Holly Quran, and schemes and strategies used by prophets in order to confront with these conspiracies. The authors using analytical methods, analyzed all the verses of Quran to find out different speech conspiracies among various ethnic groups. Research findings showed that based on the verses of Holly Quran 14 tribes used speech conspiracies like calumny, denying, mocking, and spreading uncertainties and rumors against their prophets, and prophets used peaceful methods and threats such as transparency, warning, invitation and Jihad, to deal with these acts.

One of the main aspects of national security is economic security. Economic and financial corruptions within the governments cause serious damages to economic indices and factors related to national security and consequently incur security. The spread of corruption in iranian society causes consternation in the political, social and national security of the country and leads to the loss of legitimacy of the political system and, consequently, have negative impacts on national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between corruption and national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran, so that it could not only provide a scientific view to the topic, but also urge the decision-makers and authorities to pay more attention to this issue. This research is an applied one in which a descriptive-analytic method was used to analyze the data. Researchers were seeking to answer the question that” what is the relationship between corruption and national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran?”, and after preparing the relevant literature, data collecting process, determining national security and economic corruption indices through literature review and using other International institutions research, the obtained data were analyzed through the Spearman test . The results of the study confirm the hypothesis that " increasing the corruption in the society has a direct correlation with inefficiencies in social and economic development and negatively impacts the legitimacy of the political system and national security."

Rumor is one of the means of psychological operations against the revolutionary movement of Imam Khomeini, before and after the Islamic Revolution of Iran, which has been designed with specific goals and has particular applications. This article attempts to study the purposes and functions of rumor in Imam Khomeini's thought, and seeks to answer the question that; what are the purposes and functions of rumors in Imam Khomeini's thoughts? To this end, his statements and writings since the beginning of 1322 to 1368 were selected as statistical society. In this applied research content analysis method was used. The reliability of the study was determined by Holsti as 98%, and its validity was approved by experts. The results indcate that rumors have both positive and negative aspects. Components like "Self-purification", "strengthening of Iran , Islam and other oppressed people of the world" and "the integrity and unity of the nation," are considered the most important positive functions of rumors, and factors such as "damage to the reputation of the Islamic Republic of Iran", "damage to the reputation of Imam Khomeini ", "undermining the clergy" "divisive", "weakening the nation", "undermining Islam", "weakening the armed forces" and "weakening the Islamic movement", are the most important negative functions of the rumor in Imam Khomeini's thoughts, respectively. Furthermore, in his view the ultimate goal of the enemy in spreading rumors , before the Islamic Revolution in Iran was" consolidating colonial rule in Islamic countries" and after the Islamic Revolution of Iran, is "to defeat Islam and Islamic Revolution stripping".

After the Islamic Revolution, the United States faced a new issue in the West Asia which was the Islamic Republic of Iran. For the US and its allies in the region, Iran is a serious threat to their interests. Hence, over the time the scope of Iranian influence was expanded in the region and in the world simultaneously. Therefore, Iran’s expansion of influence, this action was considered by America and its allies, especially Israel, as opposed to their hegemonic policies. As a result the presidents of United States have always pointed that "they have all options on the table “regarding the Islamic republic of Iran. The question was that "how does the US exercised its military power against Iran. In other words, what is the US possible scenario of using military forces against Iran? In this paper The authors seek to identify the possible US military plans of actions against Iran. This research is an applied one, in which descriptive- analytical method was employed to identify and explain the possible US military scenarios against Iran. To this end, the scientific literature along with the data collected through questionnaire were used as the line of departure. A total number of 40 students participated in this study. The data collected through questionnaires, were entered into SPSS software, and based on the nature of the data Friedman test was used as the best statistical procedure. The results show that the possible American military attack scenarios against Iran are; US –lead attack to Iran using international forces,US-centric military strikes against Iran, and US attack to Iran's nuclear and missile centers ,respectively.

The main objective of this research was to determine the role of knowledge management in organizational performance in security systems of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The question was that “how knowledge management affects the improvement of organizational performance?" And a proper answer to the question could be; "knowledge management affects organizational performance using processing capabilities, and infrastructural potentials." A theoretical base for the study was established using library collection method and descriptive research, and required data were gathered by distributing questionnaires among managers and experts working for security organizations in Tehran. The reliability of the conceptual model was tested using Structural Equation Modeling, based on the collected data. This study provides a better understanding of knowledge management for researchers by indicating the effects of knowledge management on organizational performance, and also by demonstrating comprehensive aspects of knowledge management performance. A number of 68 questionnaires were administered. From among this number a total of 60 questionnaires were returned to the researchers. The data were analyzed using SPSS and Smart-PLS software. The results indicated the positive, direct and significant correlation between knowledge management infrastructure and organizational performance. Moreover the findings of the study showed an indirect impact of infrastructure capabilities on organizational performance through processing capabilities of knowledge management.

September 11, 2001 event deeply affected the international interactions in many areas. One of these areas affected by this event is the area of immunity issues, Including diplomatic and State immunity and also immunity of the Heads of States. These immunities give such condition to individuals that they would be immune from foreign States jurisdiction, and thus be protected from prosecution and enforcement. This position is in contradiction with other principles like human rights regulations, criminal international responsibility and self-defense. September 11, made the international relations more security- based and changed States priorities, so that between the observance of immunity and keeping their domestic security, they choose the later one and pay less attention to immunity rules. This non observance of immunity rules is such big that based on which some theoretical justifications have formed. These justifications are the collision between immunity and right to life, the principle of selfdefenseand hierarchy of jus cogens. With one analytic-descriptive method we can posit that the scope of immunity has changed and this can affect the rules of immunity and this evolution from legal perspective is based on States’ practices ,and till now it is not compatible with applicable rules of 1961 and 1963 conventions on diplomatic and consular relations.